Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have ultrasmall size (≤ 3 nm), precise molecular structure,
strong luminescence, size-sensitive physicochemical properties, engineerable metallic …

Photoluminescence (PL) imaging has become a fundamental tool in disease diagnosis,
therapeutic evaluation, and surgical navigation applications. However, it remains a big …

The interactions of materials with light determine their applications in various fields. In the
past decade, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a promising class of …

More than a decade of research on the photoluminescence (PL) of classic Au25 (SR) 18 and
its doped nanoclusters (NCs) still leaves many fundamental questions unanswered due to …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which are composed of about 250 or fewer metal atoms, possess
great potential as novel functional materials. Fundamental research on metal NCs gradually …

Constructing the structure and composition of active sites of catalysts to discriminate
between reaction molecules remains a grand challenge in heterogeneous catalysis, as the …

Here we report a neutral fullerene-like core–shell homosilver Ag13@ Ag20 nanocluster that
is fully protected by an achiral bidentate thiolate ligand (9, 12-dimercapto-1, 2-closo …

The capability of precisely constructing bimetallic clusters with atomic accuracy provides
exciting opportunities for establishing their structure–property correlations. However, the …

Ligand-protected metal nanoclusters controlled by atomic accuracy (ie atomically precise
metal NCs) have recently attracted considerable attention as active sites in heterogeneous …

Metal nanoparticles occupy an important position in electrocatalysis. Unfortunately, by using
conventional synthetic methodology, it is a great challenge to realize the monodisperse …